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Celebrating the Shikali Jatra, Dashain festivals in Nepal

Nepalese Hindu devotees celebrate the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year.

A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee waits to dress as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee, dressed as a deity, (2L) participates in festivities in celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee, dressed as a deity, (2L) participates in festivities during celebrations of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for the celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

Nepalese youth play on a swing, popularly known as the “Dashain Ping”, on the sixth day of the Hindu festival of Dashain in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
People of all ages play on a swing in towns and villages, while marking the largest Hindu festival of Dashain in honour of the Hindu goddess of power, Durga. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for the celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for the celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee, dressed as a deity, (2L) participates during festivities in celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A Nepalese Hindu devotee waits to dress as a deity in preparation for the celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

A mask hangs on a wall as a Nepalese Hindu devotee dresses as a deity in preparation for celebration of the Shikali Jatra festival at the Shikali Temple in the village of Khokana, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
Local villagers, who normally do not celebrate the country’s most famous festival of Dashain, celebrate the Shikali Jatra each year. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

Nepalese youth play on a swing, popularly known as the “Dashain Ping”, on the sixth day of the Hindu festival of Dashain in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 7, 2016.
People of all ages play on a swing in towns and villages, while marking the largest Hindu festival of Dashain in honour of the Hindu goddess of power, Durga. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)

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